The grand culmination of these efforts occurred in 1949 and 1950 when [[Paul Erdos]] and [[Atle Selberg]] presented an elementary proof of the theorem. This proof earned Selberg the highest prize in math, the [[Fields Medal]]. | The grand culmination of these efforts occurred in 1949 and 1950 when [[Paul Erdos]] and [[Atle Selberg]] presented an elementary proof of the theorem. This proof earned Selberg the highest prize in math, the [[Fields Medal]]. |